"Sleepless in Gaza...and Jerusalem" (26 minutes)
Day 10: Ashira covers a press conference by the Palestinian Opposition, demanding that President Mahmoud Abbas does not go back to negotiations with Israel unless Israel stops building of settlements in Jerusalem. Ashira meets with Bassam Salhi, Secretary General of the People’s Party and Abdel Rahim Malouh, Deputy Secretary General of the PFLP. In Gaza, Nagham goes to Gallery Al Balad where artists of all colors conglomerate to see an exhibition of paintings on Jerusalem. After seeing some of the paintings, Nagham visits the garden for a session of Oud, the Arab musical instrument, played by Imad. Meet Jamal, the owner of Al Balad who made the dream a reality.

"Sleepless in Gaza...and Jerusalem" (26 minutes)
Day 11: Ashira goes to La Vie Café in Ramallah to pick up her mom, who is spending the evening with friends. Ashira visits Manar, her friend since school who hasn’t been able to visit Ashira at her house for ages because she has no permit to go to Jerusalem. In Gaza, Berlanty goes to the Zoo, and sees the owner’s son stick a stick in the lion’s mouth, and the strangest zebra on earth! Will the donkey actor get an Oscar or will he get UNESCO’s World Freedom Prize for unlawful imprisonment while in the line of duty?

"Death and Taxes" (30 minutes)
Twenty-eight people offer their motivations for and methods of resisting the war machine with their tax money. This tightly paced film introduces viewers to war tax refusal and redirecting tax dollars to peace, with music by Sharon Jones and the DapKings, Antibalas, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, and First Strike Theatre’s version of Don’t Pay Taxes by Charlie King.

"Peak Moment" (28 minutes)
Watch baker Jen Ownbey whip up a batch of zucchini bread while she talks with Janaia about doing what she loves. Every week, members of her bakery CSA (community supported agriculture) get a handmade, local, mostly organic, and even personalized box of breads and bakery desserts. Jen talks about getting started, selling wholesale and at growers markets, plus the joys, lessons, and challenges of running a solo business.

"Make a Better World" (5 minutes)
A music video by Media Edge producer Michael Stavros, blended with the music of Maria Muldaur.

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